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"The Shark is Broken" at George Street Playhouse Goes Behind the Scenes
by Karen Nowosad
published 2025-05-09

In June, 1975, the movie Jaws began running in movie theaters. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it was such a powerful film that countless numbers of people became afraid to go into the water. This year, the film celebrates its 50th anniversary making it a terrific time to see the play, The Shark is Broken. Written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, it is presented by George Street Playhouse now through Sunday, May 18, 2025.

State Theatre New Jersey presents 360 ALLSTARS

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents 360 ALLSTARS on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 7:30pm. Featuring BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming, and more, 360 ALLSTARS is an international smash hit.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "In the Congo" by The Bongos

by Bob Makin
published 2025-05-09
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "In the Congo," a live version of which will be released May 23 on "The Shroud of Touring: Live in 1985" on CD only on JEM Records.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 05-09-25

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/8/25

by Danny Coleman
published 2025-05-08
What happens when you take nine people from totally different backgrounds with only their love of Blues music in common to a small Delta town called Clarksdale, Mississippi? You get four plus days of new relationships, renewed friendships, appreciation of each other's talents, a lot of laughs, multiple history lessons and a whole lot of Blues.

Crossroads Theatre Company presents VANGUARDS

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents VANGUARDS from May 23 - June 1, 2025. This is a celebration of some of the most treasured works from their archive with contemporary voices of today and new plays that reflect the promise of tomorrow. VANGUARDS features works by Ntozake Shange, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, James Anthony Tyler and Silma Sierra Berrada.

Comedian Judy Gold Comes Home to New Jersey for Bell Theater Show

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Two-time Emmy Award winner Judy Gold, a veteran of stand-up comedy known for her edgy wit and sharp timing, will bring that and much more to Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Showtime is 7:30pm.

Jersey Arts Podcast: "The Shark is Broken" Brings Hollywood Foibles to the Stage at George Street Playhouse

by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-05-08
"Jaws." It was an iconic moment in cinema history. The three-time Academy Award-winning film is credited as the first true "summer blockbuster," having toppled box office records to become the top-grossing film of 1975. And as we approach its 50th anniversary, George Street Playhouse is bringing the behind-the-scenes story of the film's making to the stage.

Seeking Balance in a Turbulent World with Nanette Carter

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-05-08
Nanette Carter has come home. With a major career survey on view at the Montclair Art Museum through July 6, the artist, who has exhibited in Japan, Cuba, Syria, Italy, nationwide, and in this year's Venice Biennale, has returned to her old stomping grounds.

New Release Review - "Another Simple Favor"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-05-08
2018's A Simple Favor saw Paul Feig, a director best known for female-centred comedies like Bridesmaids, The Heat and the Ghostbusters reboot, adapt a straight-faced mystery novel by author Darcey Bell. The result was an unmitigated disaster, with Feig completely out of his depth in the territory of Hitchcock and de Palma. It had a promising opening act, leaning into the comic chemistry of its leading ladies Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick before taking an about turn into hackneyed thriller territory, with a particular eye-rolling plot twist.

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